ERM

Principal Consultant, Renewable Energy/Power

ERM

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Rolling Meadows • Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $115,500 - $148,700 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Manage and perform complex local permitting and compliance efforts associated with renewable energy and tech sector development projects.
  • Manage and lead the preparation of permitting documents for energy/industrial facility development, expansion, maintenance, or decommissioning, with a focus on local permitting.
  • Overseeing project delivery activities, such as report writing and review, data collection, data and literature review, and developing recommendations for clients.
  • Manage preparation of discipline-specific reports (e.g., biological, cultural, noise, decommissioning plans, landscape plans, and stakeholder engagement plans), engineering plan sets (up through 30% designs), permitting documents, and state-level environmental reviews consistent with applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements.
  • Serve in roles ranging from project manager, task manager, technical expert, and QA/QC of deliverables.
  • Contribute technical, subject matter or project management expertise on permitting strategies, due diligence reviews, environmental critical issues assessments, impact assessment deliverables, and overall quality control review.
  • Prepare technical proposals and participate in business development with existing clients and identified leads, as well as help to expand our growing renewable projects and team.
  • Manage and work within quality/budget/schedule expectations and scope-specific assignments.
  • This role is responsible for the day-to-day management of projects.
  • Interface with clients by leading calls, attending meetings, and providing critical insights to optimize project implementation.
  • Collaborate with other ERM practitioners to execute impact assessment and capital project permitting (ERM services broadly include baseline studies, environmental impact assessment, routing studies, land planning, and facility siting & permitting).

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in environmental studies, environmental management, environmental science, wetland science, planning, geography, or related natural resources science field of study; or 8+ year's equivalent experience.
  • 6+ years (PREFERRED: 8+ years) of project management, licensing and permitting experience, including strong project experience in power.
  • Experience with federal, state, and local permitting, in particular with the preparation of local permit applications and documents related to the development of renewable energy projects.
  • Experience assisting clients in obtaining multi-media permits and approvals for new or expanded facilities.
  • Experience overseeing and coordinating desktop and online studies or research on natural resource or resource planning topics, Geographic Information System, map interpretation (National Wetland Inventory, U.S. Geological Survey, aerial photography).
  • Demonstrated ability to research and prepare concise and accurate technical documents, including presentation of findings to clients, stakeholders, and/or regulatory agencies.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and organization/analytical skills; experience recording/writing detailed technical data and reports.
  • Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility, travel, and work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop team members – excellent people skills, responsive, collaborative, versatile, effective in a fast-paced environment, and service-oriented.
  • Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area (25%).
Benefits
  • paid time off
  • medical/dental/vision insurance
  • 401(k)

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
project managementpermittingenvironmental impact assessmentdata collectionreport writingtechnical proposal preparationmulti-media permitsGeographic Information Systemmap interpretationstakeholder engagement
Soft skills
communication skillsorganizational skillsanalytical skillsmentoringcollaborationflexibilityindependenceresponsivenessversatilityservice-oriented
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreevalid driver's license